DENISE BURKE

AssISTANT DEAN

Office: 106 College of Law Building
Telephone: 307-766-6416
Email address: dburke@uwyo.edu

Burke has been the University of Wyoming College of Law Assistant Dean and a Professor since 2003. Senior Assistant Attorney General for the State of Wyoming 1993-2003. Director of the Wyoming Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, cross-designated as a Special Assistant United States Attorney. Served on Executive Board of the National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units. Represented the Wyoming Department of Health and Department of Family Services. Research and writing focused on education law issues and health law. High school English and Drama teacher 1979-1990. Director of Cheyenne Little Theatre’s production of Always, Patsy Cline 2003. COURSES: Health Care Law Seminar.

Education

J.D., University of Wyoming, 1993
B.A., University of Wyoming, 1979

Recent Presentations

ABA Conference on Health Care Fraud, Palm Springs, CA, May 17-20, 2005, “Foundations of Health Law”

UW College of Health Sciences, “Impact of the Aging Population on Health Law and Policy,” March 9, 2005.

Wyoming Partnership for Civic Education, “Educating for Democracy” (August 8-9, 2005).